How did Daithi O'Sé and Rita Talty meet?

The couple met at the Rose of Tralee in 2008 when he was a judge. Rita was one of the many roses in the competition while representing New Jersey.

They first met in the Carlton Hotel in Tralee, where they ended up celebrating their wedding reception four years later.

"Our relationship has gotten stronger because we have been together for a longer time. When Mícheál was born it was all about him, but we have been fairly honest with other about spending time alone, which is important too. My mother might come up or if Rita’s parents are staying we will go out for the night. It is important to sit with each other and just chat," he told us.

Do they have children?

Yes, the couple are parents to Micheál Óg and they tend to keep him out of the public light. The little one arrived into the world on March, 17 2014.

He admits to having guilt as a working father, he told RSVP Magazine: "I totally feel guilty, people always talk about mothers, but father’s guilt is just as strong from my point of view. I would love to be at home all day with him, but I can’t because working is part of life. I do feel guilty and that I am missing out on his development. I have to get over myself because the mortgage has to be paid."

TV Credits

Today

Today first aired in November 2012 and replaced previous RTÉ day-time lifestyle shows such as The Afternoon Show, The Daily Show and Four Live.

Daithi revealed that the show is going to be on for four weeks longer until the end of May. He said: “I’m delighted with how Today with Maura and Daithi has gone this year and even happier that we’re on until the end of May.

“I think you can tell how well it is going by the amount of people who stop to discuss what interested them on the show.

“It’s great to know that viewers are enjoying the topical discussions and also the fun we have on the show.”

Daithi O'Se from Kerry

His real name is David

"Rita always calls me David and so does my mother, I was always David when I was going to school. Being from An Ghealteacht, the official name was Dáithí when I went to college. I actually prefer to be called David."

Where does he live?

He lives outside Gort in County Galway after previously livign in Dublin before.

He explained: "I thought Dublin was very claustrophobic in the city. One evening I told Rita that I was going to Woodies DIY and I returned three-and-half hours later! Traffic had made that short trip so long for me.

"I like the people in Dublin and there is good craic in the pubs, but I am a West of Ireland man at heart."

"It gets dark in the country, the lights never go down in the city. There are farm animals in the field behind our house and that is lovely for Mícheál."

The Rose of Tralee

He first hosted the Rose of Tralee in 2010, becoming the 11th host of the contest and the first Kerryman to front the show. He followed in the footsteps of Ray D'Arcy, Marty Whelan, Ryan Tubridy and Derek Davis.

Obviously, he met his wife while previously working on the show.

He told us: "You will get negative comments with everything because there is a sense of entitlement on social media where people think that they can have a free shot without using facts.

"It is very simple, don’t watch the show and there are plenty of other channels out there. The number of people who like the show far outweighs the number of people who don’t. For me, it is a celebration of Irish women and when is celebration of Irish women out of date?"

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Other work

He also presented a weekend show on RTE 2FM as well as a host of other shows on TG4.

Religion

"I pray every night, I believe in heaven and I believe that one day I am going to shake my father’s hand again. The main reason I pray is because I feel good and it gives me a great sense of comfort. I believe that there is a God there but I don’t buy into the God doesn’t give you a burden you can’t carry crap, that can be thrown around the place a lot."

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